What does the loving landscape look like?

...es, one classic mode is the cottage garden, a riot of blooming flowers and herbs: Anne Hathaway gardens 2007, by Pessimist – Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons In dryer climes, there’s the Moorish style garden, which also has echoes all over the Mediterranean. Basically this style of garden emphasizes hardscape for the humans, having plenty of paths and benches and fountains, while the edges of the built areas are planted...

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Be Idle

...e like to use mint that we grow in the garden — mint is one of the easiest herbs to grow and we recommend that everyone have a patch or pot of it on their homestead (it tolerates shade, but it can be a bit invasive so stay on top of it or make this recipe often!). We’ve also substituted basil when we have that on hand. 1/2 cup unblanched whole almonds, toasted 1/2 cup shelled salted pistachio nuts, toasted 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted 1 large garlic...

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Foodcrafting 101

...Guinness Stout, liqueurs, orange flower water, coffee or fresh citrus zest. You’ll have an entire flavor bar™ of spices, sweeteners and herbs to pick from as you create your own signature mustard blend. INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE: Erik Knutzen: Co-author of The Urban Homestead and Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World and a L.A. County Master Food Preserver Joseph Shuldiner: Institute Director, and author: Pure Vegan: 70 Recipes for Beauti...

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Essential System #9 – Hydration

...tructions for purifying water with iodine or chlorine can be found on this page. Filters, however, do not kill viruses which include hepatitis A., Norwalk virus, and rotavirus and are present when water becomes contaminated by the feces of affected individuals. In other words, bad dookie in the water. To kill viruses you need to use either iodine, bleach or expensive filters which also use iodine or electrostatic charges. Boiling water for at leas...

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